Team Building Activities for Aerospace Employees
Looking for profession-specific team building activities for your aerospace employees? You’ve come to the right place! Here at A Company Picnic, we’ve worked planning unforgettable team building events across all professions for over 35 years. We’ve gathered some of the top aerospace team building activities your team is sure to love. Each game can be further built upon or customized according to your team’s needs. These games are sure to be a hit with your high-flying employees!
7 Team Building Activities for Aerospace Employees
1. Fold and Fly
About This Contest
What better way to kick off an aerospace team building day than to hold a paper airplane contest? This challenge can have different objectives depending on how you want to play; the fastest flier, the furthest flying, or any other goals you’d like your team to achieve. All that’s needed is some materials to construct the planes and one finish line.
The best part is this budget-friendly team building game is great for adults and kids alike. Create parent-child teams for Bring-Your-Kid-to-Work Day or run in teams of any size.
Optionally, you can give enough for each team member to make their own plane and turn it into a relay race, or just enough for one.
You’ll Need:
- A4 Paper
- Tape
- Markers (optional)
- Hoops/Fans (optional)
Judging Criteria: Choose one or more criteria:
- Distance: Measure the distance the plane travels.
- Flight Time: Time how long the plane stays in the air.
- Aerobatics: Award points for tricks like loops or spins.
- Accuracy: Aim for a specific target or zone
- Design: Win points for most creative design.
Pro Tip: Add large fans, go outdoors or add hula hoops/marked flight paths for additional challenges for adults.
2. Soda Bottle Rocket Contest
About This Activity
Like the typical soda bottle rocket experiments many of us did as kids, this contest requires empty soda bottles with vinegar poured into them, and a “time-release packet” made from baking soda poured on small squares of soft paper to time its “launch” just so. However, for our purposes, this “rocket launch” comes with a contest aspect: whose rocket gets launched the furthest? Those working in the space industry will surely appreciate the challenge, and who else would be better suited to hold this type of contest?
You’ll Need:
- Corks
- Soda Bottles (2-liter is best!)
- Baking Soda
- Vinegar
- Small Squares of Tissue or Toilet Paper
- Funnel
Pro Tip: Add more supplies and time limits for more complex builds!
3. Saturn Ring Toss
About This Game
Touching on the space industry, the Saturn Ring Toss is played by attempting to throw Saturn’s hoop “rings” around the planet, represented by a beach ball. Prep the area by marking each team’s placement with an X and a cone as the sun. One team member holds the ball in the center while even number gathers around (4+) to toss the ring around the center team member.
For added difficulty, the center team member should “obit” the sun (designated by the cone) while the ring players should attempt to keep their orbit around the moving planet. First team to complete a successful year around the sun wins! This game is perfect partner for beach side company picnics, and those working in the space industry may appreciate the nod to their profession.
You’ll Need:
- Beach Balls
- Hula Hoops
- Tape
Pro Tip: For extra fun (and more of a challenge) have each person hula hoop before passing the ring to the next person!
4. RC Helicopter Race
About This Activity
To touch on your aerospace team’s profession, why not hold a remote control helicopter race? Teams will compete to get their craft across the finish line first. Anyone, but especially those working in the aircraft industry, is sure to love this simple, timeless game. Whittier Narrows Picnic Area is ideal for this, as it has a dedicated RC helicopter course!
You’ll Need:
- Remote Control Helicopters
- Finish Line Tape
Pro Tip: Give staff a payload to carry to the finish line for extra skill!
5. Model Rocket Race
About This Race
In this game, each team will be assigned a workstation and given basic construction materials to build a rocket under a time constraint. After building the rocket, a member of the team will take it to place in the hoop “launch pad”. The first team to fully assemble their rocket and get it on the “launch pad” wins this race. This is a simple game touching on the space industry that can exercise your teams’ collaborative skills.
You’ll Need:
- Hoop
- Scissors
- Construction Paper or Cardstock
- Tape or Glue
- Timer
Pro Tip: For added fun and extra difficulty, give teams large, oversized gloves and space helmets to work in. The gloves limit fine motor skills and helmets limit visibility while making it a out-of-this-world experience for everyone watching from Earth!
6. High Flyer’s Relay Race
About This Game
Played like a typical relay race, this game has a twist touching on the aerospace industry. Players must don their moon bounce shoes to run the relay. As with any relay race, the first team to complete it wins.
You’ll Need:
- Moon Bounce Shoes
- Baton
- Finish Line Tape
Pro Tip: This game is perfect for extra large groups, scale it to size.
7. Kite Race
About This Activity
Your aerospace workers may know about aircraft, but do they know about building kites? In this race, teams must assemble kite kits as quickly as possible. The first team to get their kite airborne wins the race!
You’ll Need:
- Hoops
- Plastic or Paper (lightweight)
- Tape
Pro Tip: This activity is best done outdoors with large open spaces and plenty of wind. Beaches are perfect for this.
Personalized Team Building Activities
A Company Picnic can fully personalize your team building activities according to your needs. Want to see what we can do? Check out some of our case studies. And if you’re looking for more team building activities, we have a comprehensive list of those too. If you’re looking to collaborate with us on your next team building event, simply fill out the form below to get started. We’ll ensure your team building activities, and event overall, are a hit for everyone!
Personalized Team Building Activities
A Company Picnic can fully personalize your team building activities according to your needs. Want to see what we can do? Check out some of our case studies. And if you’re looking for more team building activities, we have a comprehensive list of those too. If you’re looking to collaborate with us on your next team building event, simply fill out the form below to get started. We’ll ensure your team building activities, and event overall, are a hit for everyone!
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2023 A Company Picnic Division of Event Solutions
2022 A Company Picnic Division of Event Solutions